The Ruling on Being Content with the Calamities That Befall the Lands of Disbelief
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This is a set of questions, and this is one of them. He says: Is it permissible to be content with the calamities that occur in the lands of disbelief, even if the Shari'ah does not approve of them?
Answer:
These are not calamities; this is disbelief. It is not permissible to be content with disbelief. Calamities are things like the killing of souls, the loss of wealth, and the death of children; these are calamities. As for disbelief, atheism, and evil, one does not accept them, and it is not permissible to be content with them. We said that there is what is obligatory to be content with, which is faith and obedience; there is what is forbidden to be content with, which is disbelief and sins; and there is what is recommended to be content with, which is calamities. The calamities that occur, as He said:[Al-Baqarah 2:155] This applies to calamities, not to sins and disbelievers.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This is a set of questions, and this is one of them. He says: Is it permissible to be content with the calamities that occur in the lands of disbelief, even if the Shari'ah does not approve of them?
Answer:
These are not calamities; this is disbelief. It is not permissible to be content with disbelief. Calamities are things like the killing of souls, the loss of wealth, and the death of children; these are calamities. As for disbelief, atheism, and evil, one does not accept them, and it is not permissible to be content with them. We said that there is what is obligatory to be content with, which is faith and obedience; there is what is forbidden to be content with, which is disbelief and sins; and there is what is recommended to be content with, which is calamities. The calamities that occur, as He said:
And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient,
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَيْءٍ مِّنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 14 — youtube.com (32:56)
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